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From Bauhaus to our House: Meeting a new Israeli Consul General
Tel Aviv-born Consul General Ziv Nevo Kulman finds common ground in Montreal’s Modernity by Marisa Samek Last Wednesday I met the new Israeli Consul General to Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces Mr....
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SCHLEMIEL IN THEORY: An Interview with the Stand-Up Comedian David Heti
This is a guest post from Schlemiel Theory, The Place Where the Laugh Laughs at the Laugh. It was done by Matthew Menachem Feuer, creator and author of Schlemiel Theory. Samples of David Heti’s work –...
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Sarah Gutman enters municipal politics
I met Sarah Gutman at a community event recently and discovered that she was running for Montreal municipal office in the district of Snowdon. Curious about her motivations and political interests I...
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IDENTITIES: Montreal Jews around the world: Josh Raab in Los Angeles
By Josh Raab, My Jewish history, much like my Canadian history, is a thought reflex rather than a conscious one. That is, I don’t think about it, but it flows beneath the surface of my decisions and...
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Raising a confused child…
A guest post by Efrat Shemesh Growing up in Israel I was not confused about my Jewish identity. My mom is Jewish so I am Jewish, clear and simple. I celebrated every holiday, in a ”light” way, fasted...
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ALMEMAR: The Original Kingmaker of Comedy! Andy Nulman on Chris Rock,...
By Ernest Hoffman. First published on ALMEMAR.ORG Andy Nulman is the co-founder of Montréal’s Just for Laughs comedy festival, the first (and still the biggest) comedy festival in the world. He’s...
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